Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English.
1.
In finance, your ~ is the sum of your assets, for example the value of your house, once your debts have been subtracted from it. (BUSINESS)
To capture his ~, Murphy must either sell or refinance.
...a Personal Equity Plan.
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see also negative ~
2.
Equity is the quality of being fair and reasonable in a way that gives equal treatment to everyone.
We base this call on grounds of social justice and ~.
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